Telecommunications Engineer 3 - Tysons, VA

M.C. Dean, Inc•Tysons, VA

About The Position

M.C. Dean is seeking a Telecommunications Engineer 3 for its Security and Electronic Systems business unit. The position supports the U.S. Air Force Education and Training Center and provides engineering support for Department of the Air Force inside plant (ISP) and outside plant (OSP) telecommunications infrastructure, including structured cabling design, coordination, and implementation. The engineer develops solutions for telecommunications cabling, equipment, pathways, spaces, and grounding and bonding. The role coordinates with the Government program office, base communications squadrons, base civil engineering, project and field leadership, other trades, manufacturers, and other telecommunications engineers. It oversees technical requirements across assigned projects through their full lifecycle, supporting solution development, construction issue resolution, and schedule and budget planning. The position produces coordinated, constructible design and project deliverables for survey, design, installation, cutover, acceptance, and closeout. These include drawings, specifications, plans, reports, calculations, equipment and materials lists, cable schedules and records, test documentation, operations manuals, warranties, and as-built documentation. The engineer also conducts site surveys, supports testing and acceptance, and maintains ISP/OSP records in the base cable management system in accordance with Air Force documentation requirements. The role requires a bachelor's degree in engineering with at least five years of recent telecommunications infrastructure experience, or a master's degree in an engineering field with at least three years of recent experience. Applicants must be U.S. citizens eligible for access to classified information and must have or be able to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance. Up to 50% travel to Air Force bases is required. The pay range is USD $104,000 to $130,300 per year.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Engineering and at least 5 years of recent experience in the telecommunications infrastructure industry, or a master's degree in an engineering field and at least 3 years of recent experience.
U.S. citizenship and eligibility for access to classified information; ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance is required.
Ability to pass an extensive background check.
Detailed and motivated self-starter who can work independently and in a team environment.
Willingness to expand knowledge of new systems and technologies as project demand dictates.
Demonstrated basic understanding of TIA standards and NFPA and NEC codes.
Obtain the BICSI RCDD credential within one year of employment.
Willingness to travel up to 50% to Air Force bases for activities including site surveys, cutovers, and acceptance testing.

Nice To Haves

BICSI RCDD or BICSI OSP Designer credential.
Experience with computer-aided drafting (CAD) or building information modeling (BIM) systems such as Revit.
Experience with outside plant fiber design, manhole and duct systems, or GIS-based cable records.
Working knowledge of the campus network infrastructure supported by ISP/OSP cabling.
Experience on DoD or federal projects, including Department of the Air Force base infrastructure and TEMPEST requirements.
Manufacturer certifications.
Prior field installation and testing experience, including OTDR and fiber certification testing.

Responsibilities

Support Department of the Air Force inside plant (ISP) and outside plant (OSP) telecommunications infrastructure engineering, including structured cabling design, coordination, and implementation.
Research, develop, and coordinate engineering solutions for telecommunications cabling, equipment, pathways, spaces, and grounding and bonding.
Interface with the Government program office, base communications squadrons, base civil engineering, project and field leadership, other trades, manufacturers, and other telecommunications engineers.
Produce constructible engineering deliverables, including floor plans, telecommunications space layouts, rack elevations, detail drawings, riser and point-to-point connection diagrams, administration plans, acceptance test plans and reports, quality control plans, studies, calculations, materials lists, cabling schedules, operations manuals, and warranties.
Support survey, design, installation, cutover, and closeout, including preparing survey reports, site installation plans, equipment lists, bills of materials, and as-built documentation.
Oversee technical requirements for assigned projects through the full lifecycle; assist with solution development, resolve construction discrepancies, and contribute to schedule and budget planning.
Develop, identify, coordinate, and track project requirements.
Coordinate connectivity requirements with network engineering, wireless, mechanical, electrical, cybersecurity, and other stakeholders, including backbone and inter-rack cabling, work area outlet types, cabling media and connector types, system topology, and device locations.
Coordinate telecommunications space plans with architecture, MEP, and electronic systems, including power, UPS, and grounding for communication equipment locations.
Coordinate ISP and OSP pathway designs, including fill calculations, manhole, handhole, and duct survey data, and new conduit or fiber when existing pathways cannot support the design.
Identify, write, and respond to Requests for Information (RFIs).
Produce coordinated design and construction drawings in AutoCAD or Revit, including rack elevations and weekly red-line updates, and incorporate red-lines into clean as-builts.
Produce detailed telecommunications construction specifications from project criteria.
Create and manage cable run lists and system labeling.
Create and manage cable acceptance test plans, and support qualification testing and system acceptance testing.
Identify products, create bills of materials and equipment lists, and develop product data deliverables that meet project and system requirements.
Apply the M.C. Dean Quality Control process to ensure engineering deliverables meet project requirements, are clear and constructible, and meet company engineering standards.
Perform site surveys of communication equipment locations and ISP/OSP pathways, including spare fiber testing, rack and grounding documentation, and TEMPEST data collection; prepare survey reports and propose solutions based on findings.
Prepare base work request and environmental review packages with supporting documentation.
Maintain ISP/OSP cable records and diagrams in the base cable management system, following Air Force documentation requirements.
Coordinate ISP/OSP pathway and power requirements for communication equipment locations, including flightline areas.
Develop working knowledge of and apply TIA standards, BICSI publications, NEC, NESC, NFPA codes, and TEMPEST requirements.